The University of Michigan ("University") is committed to creating and maintaining a safe campus community that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. Discrimination and harassment diminish individual dignity and impede equal opportunity and access to students, faculty, and staff in their educational and working environments.
Except as otherwise provided below, employees are prohibited at any time while on any property owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the University, or elsewhere in the course of their employment with the University, from possessing or discharging any firearm; possessing or using any explosive or any knife, sword or machete having a blade longer than four (4) inches or, in the case of a knife with a mechanism to lock the blade in place when open, longer than three (3) inches; or possessing, discharging or using any other dangerous weapon.
The University is required to withhold FICA taxes from salaries and wages of all of its employees, except for student employees who are enrolled at U-M at least half-time. In addition, certain PhD students who are enrolled less than half-time, non-resident alien (NRA) employees and employees performing work outside the U.S. may be exempt from FICA tax withholding as detailed below.
The Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+) is a comprehensive center with three major objectives:
The Institute of Gerontology was established jointly at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University by the Michigan State Legislature in May 1965 to develop new and improved programs for helping older people, to train persons to work in the field of aging, to conduct research related to the needs of older people and to offer community service programs in aging.
The University of Michigan’s investment policies are governed and authorized by University Bylaws and the Board of Regents. The university is subject to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) enacted by the State of Michigan in 2009.
The university maintains centralized management for substantially all of its cash and investments. Individual units of the university are not allowed to invest funds directly.
The University of Michigan, as an instrumentality of the state of Michigan, is generally exempt from paying sales and use taxes on the purchase or rental of tangible personal property that is made within the state of Michigan. However, revenues generated from Michigan sales or rentals of tangible personal property are generally subject to applicable sales or use tax, unless a specific exemption applies.
As a public institution for the State of Michigan and as a charitable nonprofit organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) certain activities should be reviewed for resulting tax liabilities.
Each department is responsible for maintaining adequate internal controls for payroll related processes, which include an effective system of monitoring and oversight to ensure the accuracy and validity of its payroll in the following key areas:
The university maintains centralized management for all its Treasury Services. The Treasurer’s Office has the exclusive authority to manage the university’s banking services, including: